The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-20
PARNELL'S DEFAMATION.
PARLIAMENT URGED TO ACT ON
THE PUBLICATION.

or FalSlCy OF Cne IlfnSS' charges
Should be Proven-G Gladstone Speaks
to the Eighty Club-Lord Churchill's
Position on the Letter.
LONDON, April 19.-Three Liberal Union
lists voted against second reading of the Irish
crimes act amendment bill in the House of
Commons last night. Six Conservatives,
six Gladstonites, ten Liberal Unionists and
three Irish Nationalists were absent
In the House of Commons this afternoon
Mr.. Caldwell liberal Unionist) gave notice
that he would move for the appointment of
a select committee to investigate the charges
made by the Times against Mr. Parnell and
other Irish leaders in connection with crime
in Ireland.
Lord Randolph Churchill, speaking at
Nottingham this evening, said that if the
Parnellites choose to bring an action against
the London Times they need not trust an
English jury, because they can take pro-
ceedings against the paper in Ireland or
Scotland He would not make himself
party to the accusation, but it might be
necessary for the House, Independently of
the Parnellites, to take action to clear itself
as body of the grave charges madeagainst
section of its members.
SCORING GLADSTONE.
Continuing he said that for forty five years
Mr. Gladstone has not wavered in his resist
ance to the Irish revolutionary party. 1t
would he difficult to calculate how many per-
sons had been executed or imprisoned during
that time. He did not envy the feelings of
Mr. Gladstone when the latter remembered
the number of persons whose lives he had
contributed to sacrifice, because they adVo-
Gated the same principles he himself was
now advocating. From the time the crimes
bill became a law, crime would diminish
and outrages, terrosln and intimidation
cease. Even now the introduction of the
bill and its reception by Parliament had
produced in Ireland a most beneficial effect,
TRAITORS IN THE CAMP
Irishmcn would soon tire of paying double
taxes TO the National League and to the
Queen. The moment they saw that the
government had the power and intention to
suppress the league all Ireland would ac-
quiesce in the suppression. No danger from
secret societies would arise. First, because
the Catholic church opposed them, and sec
ondly, because whenever ten persons met
secretly to plot against the government
there were sure to be also ten persons, each
of whom was anxious to sell to the govern
ment information. [Taughter.l
In concluding, he referred to the Liberal
UnioniStS, denying that he had ever intend
ed to speak lightly of them He dwelt
strongly upon the necessity of keeping them
up to the scratch and of combating their
natural vacillating tendency.
WHERE THE BURDEN OF PROOF LAYS.
Mr. Gladstone spoke at dinner given by
the Eighty Club this evening. He said that
the time had arrived when it was necessary
to measure his own position and the posi-
ton of the Unionists. He never entertained
a suspicion that the Parnellites associated
themselves with crime, and his official
knowledge was at least as good as that of
Lord Harrington. The burden of the proof
lay upon the accusers, not upon the accused.
Unless the accusers showed rational proba-
bility of the truth of their charges they
were worthless calumniatOrs and should be
stunned as pests of society.
THE NoN-voTING UNIoNIsTS
Mr. Gladstone said he hoped the Liberal
Unionists who had abstained from voting on
the second reading of the crimes bill would
ultimately rally against coercion. Nothing
had occurred to make the prospect of home
rule more hopeless than it was twelve or
even six months ago than Mr. Chamber
lains statement that the round table confer
ence had collapsed because he (Alr Gladstone)
would not deviate from the provisions of his
original bill. Ii was utterly untrue that he
had tried to induce the Unionists to
work with the home rule Liberals for party
purposes outside of the Irish question but
had failed i'm his endeavor. but bitterest of
all was the sight of Liberals supporting the
coercion bill.
THE RELIEF BILL.
He had hoped that considerable number
of the Liberals who had voted i'm favor of
the crimes bill would eventually refuse to
accept the measure unless they We're as
sured that there would be combined with it
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reason he had asked in the House of Com
mons yesterday the question, would the
government stand or fall by its relief bill
as by its coercion bill! The evasive answer
he received showed that the government
meant to force through the coercion bill,
and let the relief bill take its chances. He
briefly criticised the purposes and alleged
necessity of the bill, and said that the ques-
tion should be referred to the Judgment of
the nation. He did not wish an
early dissolution of Parliament, but they
must arouse reflection on the part of the
electors, and he believed dissolution would
produce that effect. Mr. Gladstone spoke
for an hour.
Maj Saunderson, speaking at Tunbridge
this evening, reiterated his charges against
the Parnellites and challenged them to
adopt the means of vindication at their dis
posal.
PLEA FOR JUSTICE.
The Pan Man Gazette says: "Mr. PaFnell
is an Irishman, therefore the Times l. al
lowed TO insult and libel him with impunity.
We earnestly appeal 10 the members of the
House of Commons ON both sides to do Mr..
Pal1ell justice and commit the editor of the
Times to the clock tower for breach of priv
ilege."
LANsDowNE's EvicTIoNs.
DUBLIN, April l9.-Evictions were re-
sumed on Lord Lansdowne's estate today.
MessiS. O'Brien and Kilbridge will sail for
Canada on Sunday to denounce Lord Lans-
dowlIe's course.
PECULIARITIEs or SIGNATURE
LONDON, April 20 a. M.--The Times
this morning says: I'VE possess several
specimens of Mr.. Parnells signature writ
ten about the date of the disputed docu-
ment from which we are able 10 parallel
the pecuarties of the signature"
Parnell has gone TO Dublin TO cndeavor 10
ift the matter of the letter published by the
Times.
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